Gateway Transportation Center
Rail and bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Gateway Station, is a rail and bus terminal station in the Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Opened in 2008 and operating 24 hours a day, it serves Amtrak trains and Greyhound and Burlington Trailways interstate buses. Missouri's largest rail transportation station, it is located one block east of St. Louis Union Station.
Gateway Transportation Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 430 South 15th Street St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°37′27″N 90°12′13″W | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Saint Louis | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 42 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: STL | |||||||||||||||||||
IATA code | ZSV | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 12 November 2008 (2008-11-12) | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 321,780[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Gateway Station cost $31.4 million[lower-alpha 1] to build.[5] and after more than a year of delays, it fully opened November 19, 2008. The station's unique design has won several awards, including 2009 St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate's Regional Excellence Award,[6] 2008 Best New Building by the Riverfront Times,[7] and the 2009 Award of Merit - Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards.[8]